Abstract

Karyotypes of polytene chromosomes and larval morphology are described for three chironomid species from Kunashir Island (the Far East of Russia): Nilothauma sasai Adam et Saether, 1999 (2n = 8), Demicryptochironomus gr. vulneratus (Zett.) (2n = 6) from Lake Lagunnoe and Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) gr. cultellatum Goetghebuer (2n = 8) from Lake Goryachee. Karyotypes with B-chromosomes were found in some specimens of N. sasai.

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